Professional Identity Development Through Service Learning: A Qualitative Study of First-Year Medical Students Volunteering at a Medical Specialty Camp

Conclusions. A 1-week, immersive community service experience at a medical specialty camp played a role in influencing the early formative professional identities of rising second-year medical students. Medical schools could use camps as a promising community service-learning experiences to foster professional identity.

Source: Clinical Pediatrics - October 12, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Beck, J., Chretien, K., Kind, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research